What action leads to crystal formation in minerals?

a.
the atoms and molecules join together.

b.

chemicals break apart.

c.

temperature changes create unusual shapes.

d.
the atoms or molecules form repeating patterns.

I believe the correct answer from the choices listed above is option D. The action that leads to crystal formation in minerals is that  atoms or molecules form repeating patterns. Minerals are known to have a crystalline structure in which they exhibit short range and long range patterns.

Elias is almost correct. he just got it backwards.the correct answer is that it demonstrates elastic potential energy transforming into kinetic energy.